Hello from Middle Tennessee

[JV1973]

Hello all from Middle Tennessee. I joined this forum as I will soon need help and I am hoping this is the place to find it.

First a little about me. I am from Ohio and I bought my first house in Ohio around the year 2000 as a young man.

I purchased a manufactured fireplace insert and paid for the fireplace store to come and frame it into a corner and run the chimney pipe through the shingled roof.

My wife and I did the drywall and then did the brick and morter ourselves. For near 20 years we loved that fireplace.

Here she is


Then a year later we built a hearth from oak and ceramic tile and installed an old fashion wood stove. Mostly for looks but loved it to. I also ran the chimney through a shingled roof.


Now fast forward 20 years. My employer in Ohio (you can guess which one) closed our factory and I was lucky enough to get a transfer to the plant of my choice. And my choice was God's country in Middle Tennessee.

I purchased a home and I move in next week. It's WAY out in the hills and lacking a fireplace. I must have one and a wood burning one at that. Nothing like smelling the smoke and every fire is different.

This house in Tennessee has a brand new 2019 metal roof. I have never owned a home with a metal roof. I guess maybe its a southern thing.

Anyhow I purchased a comfort flame insert like the one back home and here it is.



So I am not so young anymore so I decided I can handle building and framing in the insert as well as the drywall and the stone or brick finish work.

The chimney I am deciding to use triple wall chimney pipe. I will most likely hire a roofer to come and cut the metal roof and do the flashing as I have never played with a metal roof before. And being a brand new roof I dont want to destroy it lol.

I am assuming I will have to purchase other accessories to go with this pre fab unit.

So my first questions would be
#1 does this unit need to be vented to the outside wall for air intake?

#2 will i need some sort of ceiling kit where the triple wall pipe passes through the ceiling in the living room?

Anyone who can give me some tips to point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. So far all I have is the insert and some 2x4's for the framing. Im lost on what else I need.

This fireplace isnt so much for heating the house its for warmth and comfort in our new home.

Thanks for having me and thanks for anyone that helps us.

Joe & Nicole

 

[bholler]

Hello all from Middle Tennessee. I joined this forum as I will soon need help and I am hoping this is the place to find it.

First a little about me. I am from Ohio and I bought my first house in Ohio around the year 2000 as a young man.

I purchased a manufactured fireplace insert and paid for the fireplace store to come and frame it into a corner and run the chimney pipe through the shingled roof.

My wife and I did the drywall and then did the brick and morter ourselves. For near 20 years we loved that fireplace.

Here she is
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Then a year later we built a hearth from oak and ceramic tile and installed an old fashion wood stove. Mostly for looks but loved it to. I also ran the chimney through a shingled roof.
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Now fast forward 20 years. My employer in Ohio (you can guess which one) closed our factory and I was lucky enough to get a transfer to the plant of my choice. And my choice was God's country in Middle Tennessee.

I purchased a home and I move in next week. It's WAY out in the hills and lacking a fireplace. I must have one and a wood burning one at that. Nothing like smelling the smoke and every fire is different.

This house in Tennessee has a brand new 2019 metal roof. I have never owned a home with a metal roof. I guess maybe its a southern thing.

Anyhow I purchased a comfort flame insert like the one back home and here it is.

View attachment 244036

So I am not so young anymore so I decided I can handle building and framing in the insert as well as the drywall and the stone or brick finish work.

The chimney I am deciding to use triple wall chimney pipe. I will most likely hire a roofer to come and cut the metal roof and do the flashing as I have never played with a metal roof before. And being a brand new roof I dont want to destroy it lol.

I am assuming I will have to purchase other accessories to go with this pre fab unit.

So my first questions would be
#1 does this unit need to be vented to the outside wall for air intake?

#2 will i need some sort of ceiling kit where the triple wall pipe passes through the ceiling in the living room?

Anyone who can give me some tips to point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. So far all I have is the insert and some 2x4's for the framing. Im lost on what else I need.

This fireplace isnt so much for heating the house its for warmth and comfort in our new home.

Thanks for having me and thanks for anyone that helps us.

Joe & Nicole

First off you don't have an insert you have a prefab fireplace. An insert is totally different.
As far as what you need the instructions for the fireplace tell you what chimney needs to be used as well as most of the components needed. The chimney instructions should cover the rest.

 

[JV1973]

First off you don't have an insert you have a prefab fireplace. An insert is totally different.
As far as what you need the instructions for the fireplace tell you what chimney needs to be used as well as most of the components needed. The chimney instructions should cover the rest.

Well its due to arrive monday or Tuesday so looking forward to seeing the instructions. In your opinion do you think this needs vented through the wall?

 

[bholler]

Well its due to arrive monday or Tuesday so looking forward to seeing the instructions. In your opinion do you think this needs vented through the wall?

It will not need vented through the wall but it may need a fresh air intake run through the wall. Again the instructions will tell you this

 

[Rickb]

Not sure which one you bought but looks like you can download the manual so you don't have to wait till it arrives to get the install requirements.

http://comfortflame.us.com/products/t/wood-burning-fireplaces

 

[JV1973]

Not sure which one you bought but looks like you can download the manual so you don't have to wait till it arrives to get the install requirements.

http://comfortflame.us.com/products/t/wood-burning-fireplaces

Thanks you so much